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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25
AN!JSENIENTS.

yNICHiTA MUsEUG.
south Main s.. near rouglas ave.
The popular faT,}y resort ,.f tbe c!,.- Cre .:eck
commencing January ls;S.
AUDITORIUM.
The domestic drama in ? acts entitled
-o- HAROLD = EAWS.-c----
Last appearance OF
JAaES ,,oRTCN, silence and Fun.
CUk!O PAaLCES.
First time here,
-o-DON CA5lERoN.-c-
Smallest human being that yvaI,s tie earth. The
pet 81 the ladies.
-o-NADAIE NAoNL-o-
The American Giantcss-A mountain Of flesh.
-o-DR. Low DOW-o-
Chinese C,nti:arian, Musician and Magician.
Entire Change or sn MONDAY. JANUARY cd
Admission 70 cents ;oaH.
fR-oron daily frorll 10 70 p.
SPECIAL NOTICE!
Owing to TIE immense crowds attcrG.p Il e muse
uIn, the cement hnn il necessary 10 ,nGbc the
following announcements
Doors open from 2. III. 10 10 p. m.
Isl psrfofmanee m peTf3Tamse $ $5 m
9Th pc Torrance $50 p IN.
GARFIELD OPERA HOUSE.
~ Formal Opening of Garfield opera House,
g. A. L., Hall, over the PosIoniee,)
TUESDAT ,...' ~soSfs"AF JANUARY s
-o-Tkea the Charming Opera.-o--
80: ROBERT :: HACCAIRE:: 80:
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VIII he produced with a cast composed # home tai
eat assisted ny some members Of the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25

II. H. Gardner, Ei Doraao's great banker
spent yesterday in the metropolis. He says
the life, stir ana metropolitan rush OF Wich-
tia is little demcrahzinS to the average
EapSap
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25

VIII he p7oGGred with cast composed cf home tai
eat assisted by some members Of the
Casino opera Company.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25
LADIES BENEVOLENT HOME.

Financial secretary's report Of receipts
since last report. UP to January ID. 1851:
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25
GARFIELD OPERA HOUSE.

GARFIELD OPERA HOUSE.
Formal Opening Of Garfield opera House.
@. a. L., Hall, over the P0Sjoif.ee)
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY q.
JANUARY -,
and THURSDAY, p.
-o-WEea the Charming Opera,-o-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25
At Home Again.
Corner Douglas aid Market Street

friends and the public for
while
We
store We
Boysand Chdrens Clothing Hats Cars Trunks Vase
and
Good Goods at Low Prices to
your esteemed patronage. Yours Truly,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25

Some days $50 IL was stated that Sites
Bros. were gong 10 juiij ca The lot imme-
.iiatelr south OF The Catholic church The
statement was IN >orrect i. Gr. Il. =; Sites
will erect the building.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25

w o. Riddle 4 Co soil TO Mrs. +. \.
Brown fifty feet on corner ot Ea-lisl and
Topeka for tli-t,el thousand dollars Their
sales for yesterday amounted to about sixty
S1n,,Scpl
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25

Sunday forenoon Rev. Z. E. Guthrie
preached an ; hle sermon at the Emporia
mert to large number OF communicates.
Ii the evening Rev. Harmon preached - a
large crowd
William Brown. general ticket agent at
the Grand Central depot Cincinnati, has
been in the city for several days the guest Of
his brother-in-law. Col Weitzel He left
for his home last evening accompanied by
Mrs Weitzel
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25

This Comic Orera * arranged from JacOb3Ws,iS
ArInI..c. with The following cast:
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25

business.
jimmy Cairns, the popular city marshal,
is happy man-it is a-girl.
Today a bond OF 100000 will be filed by
the,guardian in the Coley estate
Jas. 4 CT cod was yesterday able to be out
for the first time since his illness.
MeSsrs. Richard and Harding, of the Fl
Scott railroad. left for. st. Louis yesterday
on business.
Mrs Jno. T Showalter, of Wellington. and
her sister, Miss Evelyn Harris, are visiting
friends in this city.
Capt. K. L. Walker Is of again Cor tie
western counties iii the interest of the Chi
cago 4 Rock Island
Mrs. Emt.oy has been compelled 70 give
up her school on account OF the sickness OF
her little boy Grover.
Miss Evelyn Harris, from Wellington.
spent sunday il the city, the guest OF Ms
River,on, OF North Topeka.
The P&c.fic Express company have o. ered
an Office on the West Side; it is in tie Fort
Scott Ge pot and in charge of f. +. Miller.
A very successful revival meeting j. beng
conducted at the German ii. I church
SUNDAY night there were thirteen CONVEX
sions.
Rev. Dr.. Brooks. a leading divine of the
west, viii be in the city this week, and it is
expected vii preach at the Presbyterian
church
II. H. Gardner, Ei Doraao's great banker,
spen: yesterday in the metropolis. He says
the life, stir and metropolitan rush OF Wich-
tia is a little demcralzinS to the average
Kansan.
W Q. Riddle Y co. so.i 10 Mrs /. \.
Brown fifty feet on corner Of Ea-Hsl and
Topeka for til, thousand dollars Their
sales for YESTERDAY amounted To about sixty
thousand.
Soma days ago II was stated Iha, Stites
Bros were gong 10 juiid ca ,he lot imnle-
diately south OF the Catholic church. The
statement was Incorrect u Nr. Il. =. Sites
will erect the ding
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
CONDENSED NEWS.

Flames conveyed by natural gas destroyed
Carriers machine shop at Pittsburg.
The Nebraska house has passed a till pro-
yiding for bureau of industrial statistics.
John Carroll, an Irish laborer at Whining
ton, Del, died Monday within four months
Of his 1l1th birthday.
There are four candidates in the field for
mayor of Sharon, Pa, the leading being
,olored soldier backed by the Knights Of
Labor
Of 500 inmates of the bridewell at Chi
cago, 800 are living in absolute idleness, on
account of the abolition of the contract sys-
tenn by the council.
The press of Mississippi seems nearly unan-
,mous in asking the appointment of ex Gov
ernor John NJ. Stone as one of the interstate
commerce commissioners.
The Germans erected at Cummersdorf an
exact model of the forts along the French
frontier, and destroyed it in forty-eight hours
by using a new explosive.
A purse of nearly 81, 600 is to BE- z ven by
citizens of Ishpeming to Bat Sullivan, miu-
or, who took out a corpse from the bottom
of deep shaft after professional divers had
failed
Emile Paul. of New York. has won several
thousand dollars for himself and hackers by
eating eighty-two quails in forty-one days.
He now offers to bet $500 that be can dis
pose of thirteen in one day.
Arrangements are about to be made in
New York for a race next month from
Sandy Hook to Queenstown between the
schooners Coronet and Dauntlesj, for $40, 600
4 side. Each boat carried twenty -four men.
The theatres and restaurants were the only
public places in New Orleans open last Sum-
day, for the first time in the history of the
city. The saloon men have decided to apply
tor an injunction against the gas and electric
light companies.
1t is alleged by The Toronto Standard that
an association of iron-workers has been
formed in Pittsburg to assist the Liberal
party in the Dominion in defeating Sir John
A. McDonald's government, and that a large
amount of money was recently sent by Amer
leans to Nova Scotia to secure less stringent
fishery regulations.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
More Trouble in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS Feb. 15.-The refusal of the
Democratic senators to 90 into joint ccnven-
ton to elect officers for the state institutions
has caused the Republicans to threaten that
n continued refusal will result in the defeat
of the state appropriations Ii u Joint con-
veution is not held the governor will appoint
sand of course all the appointees will be Dem
ocrats. while the Democrats are afraid that
if they 60 into joint convention the Repub-
hCans will spring Soma scheme on them. The
Republican plan is to have joint conven-
ton, and, if Democrats should he elected, to
test their rights in the courts, and as col
lateral issue get decision by the courts
to the rights of Senator Smith and Branna.
man, to be used as evide nce..in the contest for
Judge Turpies senatorial seat, if il should be
urosefutad
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
MANNING STEPS OUT.
He Sends in His Formal Resignation
and Drops Official Care


WASHINGTON CITY. Feb. I5-Secretary
Manning formally resigned the secretary
ship of the treasury Monday afternoon, to
take effect upon the appointment Of his sue
ceSsor. The president has not yet acted
upon it.
Secretary Manning after resigning his po-
sition in the cabinet took an afternoon train
for New York, intending to 60 home for re-
CuperatiOn and on private business. He was
undecided as to whether he would return to
tue department, but is scarcely expected to
do So. He left with the president his formal
letter of resignation, to which the president
will reply Assistant Secretary Fairchild
assumes the duties of secretary. and will con
tinue to act, if Manning does not return, IN
til ManniIg'S successor is nominated and
confirmed
Mr.. Jordan will continue as treasurer un-
til his successor is nominated; probably to-
ward the end of the month. The president
is not supposed to have reached decision,
but it is believed that Secretary Manning has
recommended tho appointment of Mr. Fair
child as secretary and Mr.. Graves as treas
urer Treasurer Jordan is understood to fla
vOr Mr.. Whelpley, at present assistant
United States treasurer, as the proper person
to be promoted to the position he about to
yaratp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

under orders Of the president of the United
States, or the secretary of war, by military
commander should be maintained, except
such suit was commenced within two years
from the expiration of such sentence or i'm
prisoDment
Counsel for the complainant said that the
general was wrong in his law and IN his
facts.
John E. Develin, for Gen. Butler, argued
that the military commission which tried
and sentenced Mr. Lester to ten years in
prisonment was responsible for its action,
and that Gen Butler had nothing whatever
to do with the case beyond design ating the
prison where Mr.. Lester was taken TO, and
this he was compelled to do by law.
Judge Coke denied the motion to dismiss
the complaint at the present time, and
Thomas Duke, clerk of the war depart
ment at Washington, was called as the first
witness. lie produced several documents
going to show that Mr. Lester took the oath
of allegiance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
HARSH LAWS DEMANDED.
A British Peer Proposes Few Irish
Measures.

Measures.
LONDON, Feb l5-In the house of Lords
Monday evening Lord Inchiquin demanded
that immdediate measures be taken to deal
with the prevailing lawlessness in ireland.
Among the first step; to be taken in that
direction were the suppression of the Ma
tional league, the prohibition of priests from
attending or akiLg part in the arrange
ment for meetings, and the amendment of
the jury law.
Lord Brabourne said hs did not wish to be
understood as censuring any one, but he
felt impelled to express his opinion that the
Irish executive had been extremely lax in
dealing with disorders within his jurisdic-
ton.
Earl Cadogan, on behalf of the govern
ment, deprecated desultory conversation of
the peers on the question of the condition of
Ireland. He reminded them of the promises
made in the queens speech that special pow
ers would be asked for only when they
should be needed
Baron Fitzgerald said that before peace
and prosperity could again reign in Ireland
the land question must be finally settled.
and the industries of the country must be
encouraged and developed.
The house of commons rejected by a vote
of 1875 to 96 the amendment to the address
demanding an inquiry into the condition of
[ he farm laborers of Scotland
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
Good for Grover.

If ever president did a righteous act
President Cleveland performed one when
he vetoed the abominable pauper pen
sion bill All sensible people are In favor
of the most liberal treatment of those who
received disabilities while fighting in de-
Tense of the government. That there has
never been any disposition to treat them
otherwise than with the most extreme
generosity is shown by the fact that dur
Ing the last twenty five years over $780,
900, 900 have been disbursed in pensions,
and the annual expenditures under this
head amount TO the enormous sum of
S75, 100000
The bill at present under consideration,
however, adopted the new principle Of
giving pensions, not for any disability ia
Cured in the service, but because the Ie~
cipient is at the present time in dependent
circumstances. A service of three months
in the army only is required, and it is safe
TO say that if this bill were allowed to be-
come law innumerabe pensions would
be granted to men who never were under
fire. All who received any injury whats
ever during the war have already been
provided for, so that the bulk of the pen
sions under this act would 60 to the most
undeserving class of the army--that class
which managed to escape with whole
skins during the war, and since the war
have, through shiftlessness, failed to sup
port themselves.
The advocates of the bill claimed that
it would cause the expenditure of only
six to seven millions annually. Com
petent authorities, however, estimate the
amount a. more than fifty millions.
When the arrears act was under discus
sion it was claimed that would only cause
the expenditure of SIS 900, 900 at the out
side. So far, however, about $500, 000,-
900 have been discussed under it. So it
would likely be with the present bill As
matter of fact no man living can esti>
mate what it would cost the government
VIXEN once the food gates are opened 10
the manner proposed.
We do not believe that the great mass
of the survivors of the union army de-
sired the passage of this bill Perhaps
better even than others they can realize
its injustice, aHd that with camp follow
ers and bounty jumpers receiving pen
sions, the pension list woIld no longer
be roll of honor
This proposed legislation is OutrIg
eoQs at any time. but it is particularly SO
now, when the people are emptatically
demanding a reduction of taxes. The
people CRY for relief from the crushing
burden OF taxation which was put upon
them In order to carry gu the great civil
war, aud which has been maintained for
nearly quarter of century after the
war closed Congress answers this just
demand by squlndering the peoples
money in every possible way. SO that a
reduction of the taxes Is almost impDSsl
BILE without deficit. 1t is well that an
honest president stands between the
treasury and the plunderers.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
DELUGs-AFFLlCTeO LYONS.
The Ice Gorge Solid Again and Every
thing Frozen Tight

DETROIT Feb 15.-An evening journal
special from Lyons, Mich, says: The ico
gorge is frozen solid to a depth Of from five
to ten feet The river Is still flowing
through Main street, ami merchants are
building trestle- works to their stores, only
to find their goods frozen i'll ice The cold
weather has settled the water nearly a foot.
but male work almost imp ossihe. The men
working in the water are coated with ice
The first mails since last Wednesday arrived
Monday, being carried across the gorge be,
low. Families who were driv4n from their
homes without change of clothing are re-
turning in boats through the windows to find
everything covered with ice
The ice gorge shows no sign of breaking
extending as a solid glacier five mic; lorg
and fifteen or twenty feet thick The loss OF
property is enormous aul Will doubtless
reach Sla1,0W The Holly water-work.
building stands in the midst OF tee fl I'D aut
has been literally grouhI to pieces.
A Three Rivers SPECIAL says: The " TEL
began rising az lln $ ,tIrIlY aft rnpol. an c
Monday mornng it was six inches hi g,ltl
than the great npol of 1853 II II were IA
work all night on ths Lax Shore track
which is only saved from being washed GU
by the severe freq ng
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

BosToN, Feb. 15-For the purpose of
building new lines of railway in Kansas,
southern California and Colorado, the Atch-
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway company
has decided to issue a collateral trust per
cent. gold bond having fifty years to run,
using the bonds of its auxiliary companies as
collateral. The new bonds will be issued for
the cash cost only of the roads, including
equipment. The total amount required for
all the projects is estimated at about S13-
600, 900, one-half of which is for Kansas
lines. Subscriptions are invited from the
Atchison company's stockholders in the pro-
portion of one block for each 100 shares of
Atchison stock as registered Feb. 81, 1867.
Rights may be assigned In order that small
holders may take advantage of the plan it is
arranged that subscriptions may also be
made for one-tenth of block and multiples
thereof
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.



STERLING, Ills, Feb 10 -Fridav after
coon, about clock, two young men, Hugh
Ramsay and Mcclellan Fluck, starte out III
skif to the residence Of MIR D.tman.
which Is situated in the submerged district
known as the Como bottom, for the purpus,
Of rescuing family. A signal of distress
had been flying from the house, and the
young men, supposing they could reach the
place, made the venture The heavy current
upset the skitf, but they managed To catch
hold of clump of willows. In this condition
they remained until q O'clock Saturday
morning, when they were rescued by DAVID
Turner and Joel Woods, They We're in the
water for sixteen hours, with the thermome-
ter q degrees below zero. Fluck, It is
thought will die, but Ramsay may recover.
The river at this point is higher than has
been known before for twenty 7ears. Every
thing is at standstiu Mills aud factories
are all closed. The ice has gorged for miles,
and grave fears are entertained At least
forty families were driven from their homes
The water came with such a rush not one of
them was rble to move any household goods
From present appearances the worst has not
come. The electric light machine is buried
under six feet of water. The hardwood
breeding farm is entirely submerged, and
one of the stock is in a critical situation
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
The Striking 'Longshoremen

JERsf.T CITY, Y. j., stb l5.-1he striking
'iongsn, remen Of the Raj Star and Inman
steam 'hlp lines returned Monday morning in
body to obtain work They stated their
term which were cents an hour, to ST.
p-l intrIrlant Brewer. who informed them
t1at the cotnPane, d.l not want them at 81
cents an hour, nor ut - cents an hour, which
they were getting before the strike The
stirling frelght-handier' at the Pennsylvania
comp lny 5 freight stations iii this tt also
returned to be reins.atsd Monday morning.
T.iey were informed ty the agents that they
would not be wanted until orders Were re
Ceived from President E1bsrts. The striking
t:e:Sd.-nanl!ers at the Erie wards here also
made application IN a holy 10 be taken back,
hut they We're refused work In Hoh01an
ire strlk.~s are SILL out
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15

BUFFALO, N Y, Feb. IAN interesting
case in which Governor Hill, the New
York state board of health and the city of
jamestown are defendants, was argued be-
fore Judge Daniels in the supreme court
special term, Monday morning. Last fall an
application was made by the city of James
town asking the governor to order a chem
ical examination of the water supplied by
the Jamestown Water Works company The
state board of health examined the water
and reported to the governor that it was dan
gerous to health, and recommended that he
order that the citizens be prevented from
using it. An injunction was served upon
Governor Hill aud made returnable before
this special term. The important question
in the case is whether the governor can be
enjoined and whether the proceedings of
the state board of health can be reviewed by
the courts
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
HE'D HIM TO GOTHAM,
SECRETARY MANNING PUTS AN END
TosPEcuLATioN

By Formally Handing Over His Portfolio
and Bidding Adieu to Official Care-His
Probable successor-A Novel Petition
Jameson Resisns-An Exaggerat ed Doc
trine-A Reciprocity Measure-Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. I5.-The senate
Monday non concurred on the house amend
ment reducing the appropriation for the re-
lief of A. II. Emery from saOh,U00 to S6S,
00U for the invention of testing machine
Citizens of Washington county, Texas, sent
in a request that the investigation of the
alleged political outrages in that county
be carried on in that county A
memorial from the Illinois assembly was
presented asking that soldiers 10 years old be
pensionel A petition of colored men in
Mississippi was presented, asking an appro-
priation of 800 apiece TO enable them to go
to Liberia and assigning as reasons high
rents, low wages and despair of doing better
in Mississippi; also that the country can get
along without them. Allison offered a re-
solution which was adopted for
search of the records OF
the government to ascertain whether any
compensation HfS iiitiut W ocii ulttShi AOi
his services during the Revolution, and
whether this country owes him any money
therefor, also what became of 40, 900 hvres
sent to him by his friends in Europe, arriv-
ing here just as he was killed. The Cameron
bill providing for new cruisers was taken up
and Van Wyck ridiculed it, saying it was
never intended that it should become a law
and that there were bills appropriating 81, :
e00, 900 before congress for that purpose now.
The Eads' ship railway bill was then taken
up and debated by Morgan and Hoar, and
then an executive session was held, after
which the senate ad journed.
A debate took place in the house on the
question whether the resolution discharging
the committee of the whole from further con-
sideration Of the Mrs. Logan pension bill
could he called up. Breckenridge said the
resolution must be referred to the committee
on rules, but the speaker decided otherwise
but suggested that Henderson of Iowa, the
mover of the resolution, let the matter 90
over, which he did A resolution was intro
duced by Lawler inquiring whether the
United States was inhibited by treaty from
maintaining a navy on the lakes, and
whether Canada had not violated the treaty
of Client by building the Wellend canal
Bills were introduced: To prohibit con.
gressmen from serving land grant railways
as attorneys; to repeal the tobacco tax, pro
viding for full reciprocity with Canada
tBtterworthl; for electing senators by the
people; for prohibition in the District Dis.
trict business occupied the remainder of the
session, a night session being held to further
that business, and the house adjourned at
i0:l5 p. IN.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-15
ON THE HEELS OF GLIDER.


WINNIPEG, Feb. 15-Alex ander MacAr-
thur, an old resident of Winnipeg, with
young drug clerk named W, II. Young,
started Monday morning on q mission to dis
cover the north pole. They go via Selkirk
aud Norway house to York factory, the
same route taken by Col. Glier several
weeks age They took about l, 90 pounds
of provisions Macarthur has been i'll com
munication VITA the Smithsonian institute
at Washington and other scientific institu-
tons, with a view to making explorations
in the northern seas, aud if possible pushing
northward in ultimate hope IF discovering
the longio5t pole. lie provided himself
with complete outfit, including cooking
utcnsils. canvass boat weighing twenty
seven poun Is, plenty o. firearms, and four
years amun ion. Before he left hs told
friend lie would probably rot return for two
or three years. He will also make geolog
ical collections, ceas. maps, and obtain other
scientific information. They take native
ponies from 5elkirk At York factory he
will provide himself with additional nsces-
saries before starting further north.